neb

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A bird's beak or bill.
2. (obsolete) A person's mouth.
3. A person's nose.
4. The peak of a flat cap.
5. The nose or snout of an animal, now especially of a fish.
6. A projecting extremity; a point or sharp projection.
7. A nib, as of a pen.

Concepten

neb

tuit

bek

nebbe

snoet

Synoniemen

beak

bill

nib

snout

pecker

nozzle

muzzle

rostrum

extremity

fipple

foot

🦶

ledge

limb

marge

nose

👃

peak

point

rim

snoot

spout

tappet

tip

verge

yap

abutment

arris

border

brim

brow

butt

conk

edge

end

🔚

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/nɛb/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English neb, from Old English nebb (“beak, nose, face”), from Proto-Germanic *nabją (“beak, nose”). Cognate with Danish næb, Dutch neb, German Schnabel, Old Norse nef, Swedish näbb, Swedish regional näv.